Virginity Lost: An Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences (46 page)

PR teacher ex-cohabiter, none 21 (rape) gift gift

NY nurse practitioner ex-cohabiter, none 14 irrelevant irrelevant NJ science librarian life partner, none 20 process process

NJ hairdresser cohabiting, none 5 (w/boy), irrelevant irrelevant

12 (w/girl)

MD audiologist life partner, none 19 (gift) process process PA student single, none 15 stigma process

NY student single, none virgin n/a (gift, stigma)

process CA videographer cohabiting, none 14 process process PA paralegal single, none 15 gift gift

RI student single, none 13 process process

CT computer ex-cohabiter, none 16 (rape) stigma process systems analyst

NY psychologist married, none 17 process process

215

table 2

Interpretations of Virginity at Time of Virginity Loss and Ever, by Gender